Defender Mountain

Defender Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.

Defender Mountain
Mount Defender
Defender Mountain (right) and Onslow Mountain (left) frame Mount King George
Highest point
Elevation	2,821 m (9,255 ft)[1] NAD83
Prominence	211 m (692 ft)[1]
Coordinates	50°36′05″N 115°17′27″W[2]
Naming
Etymology	HMS Defender (1911)
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

History

Defender Mountain was named in 1916 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Defender (1911) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I.^[2][3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Defender in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Defender Mountain in 1966.^[2]

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• Mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia